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Patented Apr. 1, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE wanna :o. n'urz, or nonnrs'row'n, rmmsnvmra, assrenon or emu-mm '10 LOUIS u; n. WILLIAMS, or arms ranx, PENNSYLVANIA Application Med January 17, 1928, Serial 347,412. len ewed lfaroh 16, 1829. I

This invention relates to hosiery and has as its principal object the formation of a double gore in each side of the toe portion thereof. The double gore consists of two parallel lines of tuck or other irregularly- According to the principles of invention,

I form a second line, of demarcation, composed of tuck'stit'ches, substantiallyparallelto this toe gore which produceswhatlmay be termed a double toe gore.

In tubular knit hosiery thetoe gore is formed by relative reciproca'tory movement. between the needle c linder and the cylinder cam ring, as is well own to those familiar with the art. This gore ends abruptly at a point some distance removed from'the end of the stocking foot, and when thestocking 1s boarded the fabric between the end of the toe gore and the end of the toe ,of'the stocking assumes a loose bagg. form which ,is ,a

recognized objectionable" eature of this type of hosiery. g

I have found that by forming the second toe gore or line of tuck or other irregularly formed stitches parallel to the natural toe gore and running this second, gore to and ending at-a point immediately ad ac ent the end of the toe of the stocking thisobgect onable ba gy formation of the toe of the stocking is ohviated and the toeassumes a pointed formation when boarded and will closely fit the toes of a person wearing the stocking.

In some cases manufacturers of seamless tubular knit hosiery prefer to remove a, portion of the foot and ankle of this type of stocking to cause these portions of the stock nature gore substantially equal to t In shaping the toe ofa stocliing by the the toe of the stocking a non-symmetrical or lopsided appearance. In such cases I position In second gore a distance awa from the he amount of material to be removed from the foot of the stocking, thus when the stocking is completed'the natural gore and the second gore are equally spaced from the opposite edges of the stockin .foot, when boarded, givin the toe thereo a symmetrical balance an pleasing appearance.-

Referring to the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic view of a portion of a stocking after hoarding, embodying the fe'aturesof myinvention;

Fig. 2 isa plan view of the toe of a stock ing embodying the features of my invention.

as it is taken from the knitting machine and before being boarded, and Fig. 3 illustrates, a modification of the invention. i

In practice, I prefer to form a circular knit stocking 1 in the usual manner, and at such time .as the toe pocket 2 thereof is being formed I manipulate the needles of the knitting machine in a manner to produce a line of tuck stitches 3 parallel to the visible dividing line or toe gore 4 at each side of the said toe pocket 2, (see Fig. 2). g The circular knit stocking 1, after the knitting operation is completed, may be fashioned, by removing a portion along one ed e thereof, and seamed along the lines 6 an 7 after the respective portions 8 and 9 thereof have been removed, for the purpose of making the stocking closely fit the foot and ankle of the wearer.

;I prefer to place the line of tuck stitches 3 in a position parallel to the dividing line .or gore 4 of the toe pocket Q, and spaced apart stocking foot has been seamed, as clearly illustrated in the drawings.

The fashioning of the stocking as above described, while being preferable, is not essential and, if desired, I may place a second line of tuck stitches 3" at the opposite side of the dividing line 4, to that illustrated, for the pur ose of balancing the area 5 when the stoc in foot is not to be cut and seamed, as shown in Fig. 3.

Obviousl my invention is ap licable to either half hose or full length stoc ings with equal effectiveness.

In carrying out the process by which I gain the above mentioned advantages, I raise half the total number of needles in the needle cylinder (for example 130) to the inoperative or stitch-holding position. I then proceed to cause a relative reciprocating movement between the needle cams and the remaining operative needles to form the sole portion of the toe pocket in the usual manner. For each reci rocation, an additional needle at each side o the operating number of needles is thrown into the inoperative or tuckin position until fifty needles have been raise to an inoperative or tucking position at each side of the operating half of the cylinder. The sixtysecond needle on each side of the operating half of the cylinder is then placed in the tucking position, leaving eleven operating needles between the tucking needles, at each side of the operating half of the cylinder. On each subsequent reci rocation one of the tucking needles of the original fifty is placed in the knitting position together with the twelfth needle therefrom, which is the said sixty-second needle, and the needle immed ately adjacent the said twelfth needle 1s raised to a tucking position causing eleven needles tobe in operation between the tucking needles at all times. This operation is carried on until all the original fifty needles at each side of the operating half of the cylinder are again inthe knitting position, thus a second gore is formed parallel to the first gore (Fig. 2), and when the stocking 1s boarded this second gore assumes a curve to-' ward the said first or natural gore terminating in a position immediately adjacent the end of the toe pocket and in alignment with the natural gore (Fig. 1). By this method of manufacture, the loose baggy end of the toe pocket is eliminated and assumes a pointed shape which will closely fit the toes of a human foot.

The present application is a continuation, in part, of my prior application, Serial Number 137,726, filed September 25, 1926.

I claim:

1. In knit hosiery, a toe pocket having a natural gore extending longitudinally through its center on each side of said toe pocket, and a second gore comprising a line of irregular stitches extending parallel with the said natural ore.

2. In knit hosiery, a toe pocket having a natural gore extending longitudinally through its center on each side of said toe pocket and terminating at a point removed from the end thereof, and a second gore comprising a line of irre ular stitches extending parallel with the sai natural gore, throughout the length of said natural gore, then curving toward the said natural gore and terminating at a point immediately adjacent the end of said toe pocket and spaced from the end of said natural gore but in alignment therewith.

3. In seamless tubular knit hosiery, a toe pocket havin a natural gore extending longitudinally through its center on each side of said toe pocket, and. a second gore comprising a line of irregular stitches extending parallel with the said natural gore.

4. In seamless tubular knit hosiery, a toe pocket having a natural gore extending longitudinally through its center on each side of said toe pocket and terminating at a point removed from the end thereof, and a second gore comprising a line of irregular stitches extending parallel with the said natural gore, throughout the length of said natural gore, then curving toward the said natural gore and terminating at a point immediately adjacent the end of said toe pocket and spaced from the end of said natural gore but in alignment therewith.

5. In seamless circular knit hosiery adapted to have a portion of the foot removed for the purpose of fashioning, and having a toe pocket with a natural gore extending longitudinally throu h its center at each side thereof, and a secon gore comprising a line of irregular stitches extending parallel to said natural gore, the area between said natural and said second gores being of a width substantially equal to the width of the portion of the stocking foot to be removed in the fashioning thereof.

6. In seamless circular knit hosiery, a toe pocket having\ a natural gore extending longitudinally t rough the center of said toe pocket on each side of said toe pocket and a second gore in each side of said toe pocket comprising a line of irregular stitches extending parallel with the natural gore throughout the entire length of said natural gore which stops at a point removed from the end of the toe pocket, said second gore then curving toward said natural gore and toward the saidend of said toe pocket and stopping at a point immediately adjacent the sai end of said toe pocket and in line with the said natural gore but removed from the end thereof, a portion of the toe pocket being adapted to be removed adjacent one edge thereof which is substantially equal in width to the width ofthe area intermediate said gores, and the areas between each gore and the adjacent edge of the finished toe pocket being substantially equal one to the other.

A process of forming a pointed toe pocket in seamless circular knit hosiery comprising the utilization of one half the entire number of needles normally employed in knitting the leg and foot portions of such hosiery; knitting a plurality of segmental courses of stitches, progressively decreasing in length, by successively moving the needles immediately adjacent the opposite ends of said number of operating needles out of action, one at a time, until but a small percentage of said needles remain in action; subsequently moving said successively withdrawn needles into action one at a time at each end of the number of operating needles; moving certain of the said operating needles, located at points inwardly toward the center of said number of operating needles, successively out of action for the knitting of one segmental course and then reinserting them into activity for the formation of the next segmental course of stitches in synchronism with the moving into operation of one of the inactive needles at each end of the number of active needles, and thereafter continuing the operation for successive segmental courses until the entire number of pocket forming needles are again in action, to form a pair of substantially parallel gores in each side of said toe pocket one ore of each pair extending to a point imme iately adjacent the outer end of the toe pocket.

8. As a new article of manufacture, a seamless stocking with irregular tuck stitch lines of demarcation extending parallel to the usual sutures at opposite sides of the toe.

9. As a new article of manufacture, a seamless stocking with lines of tuck stitches extending arallel to the usual sutures at opposite sidhs of the toe.

WALTER D. BUTZ. 

